Telephone-receiver support.



PATENTED SEPT. 18, 1906.

F. P. HOWE. TELEPHONE RECEIVER SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.31.1906.

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W/TNESSES ATTORNEYS P. r. HOWE.

TELEPHONE RECEIVER SUPPORT.

APPLICATION 21mm nn.a1.19oe.

PATENTED 'SEPT. '18, 1906-.

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lillllllll liullmqnwmmu ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. '18, 1906.

Application filed March 31, 1906. Serial No. 809,217.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK F. Hows, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Marietta, in the county of Washington and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Telephone-ReceiverSupports, of which the following is a specification.

invention is an improvement in telephone attachments, being in thenature of an improvement in the means for supporting the telephonereceiver and transmitter; and the invention consists in certain novelconstructions and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter describedand claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, arts being broken awayand parts being s own in section, of an apparatus embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a detail elevation of the inner side of the base.Fig. 3 is a detail top plan view of the receiver-support. Fig. 4 is adetail side elevation of the holder for the receiver. Fig. 5 is a detailside view of the receiver. Fig. 6 is a detail top plan view of thereceiver and its holder. Fig. 7 is a bottom plan view of the transmitterand its support.

In carrying out the invention I employ a hollow-base wall-bracket A,having a chamher or recess A in its rear side receiving the springconnections a, a, and A and it is also provided in its front side with alaterallyelongated slot A through which projects a lug on the rear endof the transmitter-support for operating the spring A as will bepresently described. The springs a, a, and A are secured to the base Aand are properly insulated, as shown, and are suitably connectedwith'the line-Wires, so that when the transmitter-support is in itsnormal position the telephone will be cut out of the circuit and whensaid transmitter-support is moved to one side or the other in adjustingthe transmitter or speaking-tube to position for use the telephone willbe out into the line, as will be understood by those skilled in the art.The bracket A is also provided with forwardly-projecting lugs A, A andA, ar ranged one above the other, the upper lug A and the lower lug Abeing spaced sufficiently away from the intermediate lug A to receivebetween them the receiver-support B and the transmitter-support C. Theintermediate lug A is provided with a vertical opening or slot a whichis elongated laterally to permit the movement of the upwardly-projectingpin on the transmitter-support C in the op- 1 eration of the invention.The receiver-support B comprises the main or inner arm B and the outerarm arm at B and receiving the tube B, which carries the receiver 5 atits outer end and is telescoped on the outer arm B, as will beunderstood from Figs. 1, 4, and 6 of the drawin s. The main arm B ispivoted vertically b at 1) between the lugs A and A and has its rear endor extension in rear of the pivot b forked or slotted at 1 to receivethe pin proj ecting from the transmitter-support. At its outer end themain arm B of the receiversupport is slotted at 2 to receive the disk 3at the inner end of the outer arm B the parts being pivoted on theclamp-screw 4, which may be tightened to secure the parts B and B in anydesired adjustment.

The outer arm B receives the tube B, which telescopes on the arm B andis provided with a slot B through which projects a pin B from the arm Bthe pin B being preferably hooked, as shown in Fig. 6, so it may supportthe wires running from the receiver.

' The slot B is sufficiently long and Wide to permit an adjustment ofthe tube B" longitudinally and circumferentially upon the arm B thecircumferential adjustment of the tube B permitting the adjustment ofthe receiver in use to either the right or left car, as will beunderstood from full and dotted lines, Fig. 6, of the drawings.

The receiver 5, which is preferably a watchcase-receiver having theconnections 6 on its back, as shown in Fig. 5, is secured to an uprightwing 7 of a flat bar 8, which is pivoted at 9 in a slot in the outer endof tube B so the receiver may be adjusted on the pivot 9, an inclinedwall 10 (see Fig. 6) limiting the adjustment of the receiver, as will beunderstood from the drawings.

The cords or wires running from the rethence back to the base and besuitably connected, as will be understood by those skilled in the art:It will be noticed that the pivoting of the inner arm of thereceiversupport to the base the receiverlaterally ack and forth, thepivot B between the inner and outer arms B and B permits a verticaladjustment of the receiver, and the telescopic construction of the outerB pivoted to the main ceiver 5 may rest in the hook B and extend 10oermits the swinging of 1c 5 section of the receiver-support permits alon- 1 IO gitudinal and rotary adjustment of the receiver, as will beunderstood from the drawings and foregoing description.

The supports B and 0 stand normally out straight and are held yieldinglyin said position by springs D, bearing on the opposite sides of one ofsaid supports. In the draw- -ings these springs are shown on oppositesides of the support 0. (See Fig. 7.) Lugs A on the base A on oppositesides of the support B limit the lateral movement of the inner arm B andgive a solid stop against which to rest the support .when moved ineither direction to position for use. The contactespring A extends overthe slot A in the bracket and is suitably bent or curved to be operatedby the lug C at the rear end of the transmitter-support.

The transmitter-support O has the inner section 0 and the outer sectionC jointed horizontally at C, so the transmitter may be raised andlowered to any desired position. The inner section C is pivoted at (J tothe bracket and is provided in rear of said pivot with a lug Oprojecting through the slot A in the bracket and operating upon thespring A This section 0 of the support C also has an upwardly-projectingpin C, which 6X- tends through the slot a and into the slot 1 of thesupport B, so that the lateral movement of either of the supports B andC will effect a reverse movement of the other support. It will benoticed that the pivots of the supports B and C are so located that whenthe receiver-support B is moved but slightly to one side or the other iteffects a considerable movement of the transmittersupport in theopposite direction, the leverage at the rear end of the receiver-supportbeing greater than the leverage between the pin C and the pivot of thetransmitter-support, and as the transmitter-support is moved on itspivot in one direction or the other it makes and breaks the electricconnections by the action of the lug, &c., as before described.

The bracket A is rovided at its lower end With a pin A whicli is looselyheld, and may be raised to-be engaged by either side of thetransmitter-support when the same is moved out of normal position tokeep the phone temporarily out in, and when the transmittersupport ismoved slightly, as by the pressure of t e ear to the receiver, the pin Awill drop down out of the way.

The transmitter E, having the speakingtube or mouthpiece E, is pivotedvertically at E to the outer end of the section C of thereceiver-support, so the transmitter may be rocked to one side or theother in adjusting it for use when the right or left ear is applied tothe receiver. A spring F (see Fig. 7) holds the transmitter normallyinclined to one side or the other, being shown in Fig. 7 in position tohold the tube normally inclined to the left or in proper position whenthe left ear is applied to the receiver. A spring connection G isattached to the transmitter at one side of its pivot E and extendsthence to and is connected with the bracket A. As shown, the connectionis a spring-wire coiled between its ends to form a spring and straightat its ends to permit the up-and-down movement of the transmitter. Thisspring will operate by the movement of the support C from the positionshown in Fig. 7 in the direction of the arrow to hold the transmitteraround, bringing the The connection between the receiver and the hollowtube B is preferably a tight-fitting spring-joint, so the receiver maybe shifted to and held in any desired adjustment relative to the saidtube B as will be understood from Figs. 4 and 5 of the draw ings. 4

claim 1. The improvement in telephone attachments herein described,comprising a base or bracket having forwardly-projecting lugs andchambered or recessed for the contactsprings, a receiver-support, and atransmitter-supportpivoted between the lugs of the base, one of saidsupports being provided with a projecting portion for operating thecontact-springs, intermediate devices between the transmitter andreceiver-supports whereby the movement of one on its pivot will operatethe other, the receiver support being provided with an inner or main armand with an outer arm pivoted to the main arm and supporting thereceiver proper, a transmitter pivoted to its support, and springdevices operating upon the transmitter whereby to shift the same by theswinging of the support on its pivotal connection gvitlli the base orbracket, substantially as set ort 1.

2. The combination with the bracket or base, of a receiver-supportpivoted thereto, a transmitter-support pivoted to the base or bracket,intermediate devices between the receiver and transmitter supportswhereby the shifting of one will shift the other, the lever relationbetween the two supports and the intermediate devices being such as toeffect by a slight movement of one of the supports a correspondinggreater movement of the other support, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with a pivoted 'receiver-support and a pivotedtransmittersupport, of an intermediate connecting device between the twosupports, the said device being secured to one of the supports andengaged with the other support at different distances from the pivots ofthe respective supports whereby to secure a varying movement of the twosupports, substantiallyas set forth.

4. The combination with the bracket or base, of a receiver supportpivoted thereto, and a transmitter-support also pivoted thereto, one ofsaid supports having a longitudinally-slotted portion or fork and theother support having a projecting pin entering the slotted portion orfork of the other support, substantially as set forth.

5. A telephone attachment having a receiver-support movable from side toside, a transmitter-support movable from side to side, means wherebysaid movement of one of said supports will effect a reverse movement ofthe other support, and means whereby such movement of one of thesupports may make and break the electric connection, substantially asset forth.

6. The combination in a telephone attachment of a receiver-supportadapted to move from side to side, a transmitter-support adapted to movefrom side to side, and means whereby the movement of one of saidsupports from side to side will effect a reverse movement of the othersupport.

7. The combination with the bracket or base, of a receiver-supportpivoted thereto, a transmitter-support pivoted thereto, one of saidsupports having an extension in rear of its pivot, and devicesconnecting with the other support in advance of its pivot and operatingupon the rear extension of the other support whereby the movement of oneof said supports in one direction will effect a movement of the othersupport in the reverse direction. I

8. The combination with the base or bracket and the transmitter-supportpivoted thereto and adapted to move from side to side, of a drop-pinloosely held in the bracket below the transmitter-support and ada ted tobe shifted upwardly alongside sai support whereby to temporarily leavethe phone cut into circuit, substantially as set forth.

9. In a telephone attachment the combi nation with the bracket and thesupportingarm pivoted thereto, of a latch loosely connected with thebracket and adapted to be shifted alongside the support to hold the sametemporarily in any desired adjustment and to drop by gravity out ofengagement with the said support, substantially as set forth.

10. The combination with the receiver, of a bar projecting therefrom andhaving a flat extremity, and a receiver-support having a slot receivingsaid flat extremity, and means for pivoting the same within the slot,the flat extremity fitting tightly within the slot whereby the receivermay be tipped to any suitable adjustment and secured therein untilforcibly readjusted, substantially as set forth.

11. The combination with the bracket and a transmitter-support pivotedthereto, of a transmitter pivoted to said support, a spring for pressingthe transmitter in one direction anda second spring opposing the firstand connecting the transmitter with the bracket whereby the shifting ofthe transmitter-support on its pivotal connection with the bracket mayautomatically adjust the transmitter relatively to its support.

12. The combination with a pivoted transmitter-support and a transmitterjointed to said support, of a spring for holding said transmitter innormal position, and a spring connection between the transmitter and itssupport whereby to automatically adjust the transmitter relative to itssupport when the latter is moved on its pivot, substantially as setforth.

FRANK F. HOWE.

Witnesses J. MoOoRMmK, HARRY SUSSER.

